Biggy Pop
September 30, 2016 7:12 AM Subscribe
Iggy Pop has a pet cockatoo named Biggy Pop. Biggy Pop is on Instagram. They have sweet adventures together, like today's.
I don't believe there will ever come a point in my life when I think, "There is not one more thing I could learn about Iggy Pop that would make him more interesting."
This is just the best, and makes me happier than the episode of DS9 where Iggy played a Vorta.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 7:33 AM on September 30, 2016 [17 favorites]
This is just the best, and makes me happier than the episode of DS9 where Iggy played a Vorta.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 7:33 AM on September 30, 2016 [17 favorites]
What. You're telling me Iggy Pop could somehow be MORE AWESOME?
OMG.
posted by SansPoint at 7:36 AM on September 30, 2016 [4 favorites]
OMG.
posted by SansPoint at 7:36 AM on September 30, 2016 [4 favorites]
The most unexpected and least surprising news of the day.
posted by wotsac at 7:48 AM on September 30, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by wotsac at 7:48 AM on September 30, 2016 [3 favorites]
Adorable!
posted by Foci for Analysis at 7:50 AM on September 30, 2016
posted by Foci for Analysis at 7:50 AM on September 30, 2016
Cockatoos are too perfect for this fallen world.
posted by tobascodagama at 7:54 AM on September 30, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by tobascodagama at 7:54 AM on September 30, 2016 [4 favorites]
I'm not a perfect person, but I like to believe I've done enough good in my life that I deserve this.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 7:58 AM on September 30, 2016 [16 favorites]
posted by MCMikeNamara at 7:58 AM on September 30, 2016 [16 favorites]
And I have a frenchie named Ziggy Pop!
posted by Windigo at 8:02 AM on September 30, 2016 [11 favorites]
posted by Windigo at 8:02 AM on September 30, 2016 [11 favorites]
Windigo, don't think for a second that my immediate response on seeing Biggy Pop was that they should meet.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 8:15 AM on September 30, 2016 [5 favorites]
posted by MCMikeNamara at 8:15 AM on September 30, 2016 [5 favorites]
This is exactly the sort of person who should own a cockatoo: someone with plenty of money and time. This is completely adorable. Good to know Iggy Pop is in the ranks of the crazy bird people!
posted by fiercecupcake at 9:55 AM on September 30, 2016 [11 favorites]
posted by fiercecupcake at 9:55 AM on September 30, 2016 [11 favorites]
amazing - what a happy and well cared for bird!
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 12:01 PM on September 30, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 12:01 PM on September 30, 2016 [1 favorite]
It is so obvious that Biggy LOVES Iggy! Cockatoo ownership is a serious challenge and it's obvious that Iggy understands how to keep his bird chum happy. Sooooo great.
posted by kinnakeet at 2:22 PM on September 30, 2016 [10 favorites]
posted by kinnakeet at 2:22 PM on September 30, 2016 [10 favorites]
This is so sweet. My kid went to a summer camp that cares for rescued animals and there were a bunch of parrots, cockatoos, etc. that had been mistreated or neglected and had plucked out feathers. It's nice to see such a happy bird and owner.
posted by mogget at 4:33 PM on September 30, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by mogget at 4:33 PM on September 30, 2016 [3 favorites]
The world is a strange and wonderful place.
posted by Joey Michaels at 5:30 PM on September 30, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by Joey Michaels at 5:30 PM on September 30, 2016 [4 favorites]
❣
posted by oh posey at 7:10 PM on September 30, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by oh posey at 7:10 PM on September 30, 2016 [1 favorite]
there were a bunch of parrots, cockatoos, etc. that had been mistreated or neglected and had plucked out feathers.
One of the most awful things I have ever seen was the row of cockatoos at the vet training clinic at my university. They were all collared to stop them from further plucking as they had plucked all of their reachable feathers and bit gaping holes into their own chests. There were at least five of them.
These are not animals to take on as pets without knowing how serious a commitment it is and how psychologically fragile they are. They are worse than the worst emo teenagers.
posted by srboisvert at 5:31 AM on October 1, 2016 [3 favorites]
One of the most awful things I have ever seen was the row of cockatoos at the vet training clinic at my university. They were all collared to stop them from further plucking as they had plucked all of their reachable feathers and bit gaping holes into their own chests. There were at least five of them.
These are not animals to take on as pets without knowing how serious a commitment it is and how psychologically fragile they are. They are worse than the worst emo teenagers.
posted by srboisvert at 5:31 AM on October 1, 2016 [3 favorites]
Such a delightful and effective antidote to all the vitriol I've been reading this morning, thank you x1000.
posted by missmobtown at 12:56 PM on October 2, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by missmobtown at 12:56 PM on October 2, 2016 [1 favorite]
Birds don't have lips; so they can't pronounce "b's" or "p's."
posted by Mike Hunt at 11:31 PM on October 6, 2016
posted by Mike Hunt at 11:31 PM on October 6, 2016
The best way to raise a parrot, is to disregard what all the books tell you.
Don't give them a schedual they can depend on; and you'll never have your bird screaming at dinner time, you won't have your bird missing you if you're not home on time, and you won't have your bird plucking it's feathers when it misses you or it's schedual changes.
posted by Mike Hunt at 11:44 PM on October 6, 2016
Don't give them a schedual they can depend on; and you'll never have your bird screaming at dinner time, you won't have your bird missing you if you're not home on time, and you won't have your bird plucking it's feathers when it misses you or it's schedual changes.
posted by Mike Hunt at 11:44 PM on October 6, 2016
Odds are your bird will outlive you.
If you don't begin preparing your bird for life without you from day one... odds are your parrot will pluck it's feathers when your circumstances change.
posted by Mike Hunt at 8:22 AM on October 7, 2016
If you don't begin preparing your bird for life without you from day one... odds are your parrot will pluck it's feathers when your circumstances change.
posted by Mike Hunt at 8:22 AM on October 7, 2016
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I love seeing people be idiots with their pets, and this is just everything.
posted by phunniemee at 7:28 AM on September 30, 2016 [9 favorites]